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A man and woman in Sumner County are accused of abusing a child under eight years old and continuing the abuse for nearly a year and a half. Investigators say Norbert D’Souza and Anette Rodrigues, 49, abused their now 7-year-old daughter between May 23, 2021 and October 2022. They were indicted on Oct. 5 on nine charges described as “especially heinous, atrocious or cruel, or involved in the infliction of torture.” They are being held on a $150,000 bond each.
A traffic stop initiated by the 18th Judicial Drug Task Force led to a major multi-state investigation that involved identity theft, tax fraud, and even a homicide. On July 26 at the task force stopped an Audi on I-65 North near mile marker 104 for illegal window tint. Police say as he stopped the car, the driver, identified as 23-year-old Jlon Johnson, and his girlfriend switched seats. A records check showed Johnson was wanted for crimes in multiple states, including drug charges out of Knox County. A search of the car revealed 17 Nintendo Switch gaming systems valued around $5,000, as well as four iPads. Further investigation revealed Johnson has a suspected involvement in stealing people’s identities and cloning credit cards and then using those credit cards to purchase these items fraudulently, and a suspect in a michigam murder.
A stargazer alert: The Orionid meteor shower will peak this weekend. The peak is predicted to be early in the morning of Sunday, Oct. 22. Under a dark sky with no moon, one might see up to 23 meteors an hour. The best viewing hours are between midnight and the wee hours before dawn. These fast-moving meteors sometimes leave lingering trains and bright fireballs. They are moving across the sky at 41 miles per second!